Thursday, March 22, 2018

Cashew Chicken


  
2 cups quartered mushrooms
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup snow peas
8 oz. raw boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces
1 tbsp. reduced-sodium/lite soy sauce
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/8 tsp. each salt and black pepper
1 oz. (about 1/4 cup) unsalted roasted cashews, roughly chopped
1/4 cup chopped scallions
1/2 cup chicken broth
1 tbsp. seasoned rice vinegar
1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch
1 tsp. chopped garlic
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
Place veggies and chicken in a large bowl. Add 1/2 tbsp. soy sauce, as well as garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Toss
to coat. Evenly transfer mixture to the baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes.
Flip/rearrange chicken and veggies, and sprinkle with cashews and scallions. Bake until chicken is cooked through
and veggies have softened and lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the sauce. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine remaining 1/2 tbsp. soy sauce with broth,
vinegar, cornstarch, garlic, and ginger. Mix well.
Microwave sauce for 1 minute. Stir, and microwave for 45 seconds, or until mixture is hot and has thickened. Serve
veggies and chicken drizzled with sauce.
MAKES 2 SERVINGS
1/2 of recipe (about 1 1/2 cups):309 calories
9.5g total fat (1.5gm sat fat),
867mg sodium
23.5g carbs
3.5g fiber
10g sugars,
33gm protein
Freestyle™
SmartPoints®value 3*
 

Monday, March 12, 2018

Chili Relleno Casserole

4oz. can diced green chilies (these are mild)
8oz. sharp cheddar cheese (grated)
8oz. Monterey jack cheese (grated)
1 lg can evaporated milk
8 eggs
1/2 teasp salt
1/2 teasp  pepper (or to tasted)

grease a 9X13 baking dish put a layer of cheese on the bottom of baking pan. Mix chilies eggs, milk, salt and pepper, Pour over cheese. Top with remaining cheese and bake at 350 for 1 hour


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